The use of concrete on non decorative concrete and flat areas is one of the many forms if decorative concrete. The whole concrete area and how you want it to look like is the basis as to what the size of the concrete will be. There are various styles to it as well such as the salt finish, stamped, colored concrete and exposed aggregate.

There is still another form which is the one that has a broom finish. The kind of bristles that you will be making use of actually plays an important role because this will either give you a coarse or light finish. What you should know about this kind of decorative concrete is that it has a non slip surface thus it is a very functional decorative concrete. Yes, it may not have a fancy finish but what matters is that you are guaranteed that you will not be slipping at all. A broom that is specifically made for this purpose should be your choice and not just any broom. A popular choice of decorative concrete on the other hand is the colored concrete. There are actually two basic forms of the colored concrete that you will be faced with. The dry shake that is dusted on the top of the concrete or placed within the mix are the two basic forms that you will be faced with.

The other popular choice for a decorative concrete is the exposed aggregate. There are really instances wherein the best choice that you can take in terms of decorating you’re your walkways or driveways is to simply choose the colorful rocks. If you opt to make use of this kind of rocks then you should know that you can either place the rocks in the entire mix or place the rocks on top of the concrete.

The float and trowel textured concrete is actually another form that you will be seeing with decorative concrete. The people that choose this kind of form consider it to be a fun choice for the reason that you can have various patterns on it such as the different size of arcs or swirls. A smooth, coarse or medium texture will be up to you because you can choose whatever suits your taste best. The tool that has been used in order to create the pattern will be the determinant as to what the texture will be. An example of this are the following: steel trowels or aluminum floats create smooth or medium finishes and wood floats create coarser textures.

An addition to another form of the lists of decorative concrete is none other than the painting concrete. For any situation it may be you can make use of this kind of decorative concrete. What you just have to make sure of is that the concrete has been cured.